Technical skill has very, very little to do with the emotional impact of music. One of the most famous mantras in punk music was "this is a chord, this is anot

Technical skill has very, very little to do with the emotional impact of music. One of the most famous mantras in punk music was "this is a chord, this is another, now make a band"[1]. "Imagine" by John Lennon is a song written using the simplest scale and chord progressions, using a very low 4/4 tempo. The hard part is not knowing the biggest amount of chords, it's knowing what not to use to carry your emotions. Also, the "time investment" is the music. Once the final waveform hits the tape/DAW/recorder it's not art anymore, it's publishing. And for most artists "learn to make music" is usually the fun part. Complicated and frustrating sometimes, but rewarding. For a lot of them, the "now play it in front of other people" part is the truly annoying one, frightening in some occasions. [1]https://austinkleon.com/2019/01/13/this-is-a-chord-this-is-another/ https://austinkleon.com/2019/01/13/this-is-a-chord-this-is-a...